Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 7.117.38

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उन्नालनलिनीनालकदलीस्तम्भसंकुले ।
वने विहरतां लक्ष्मीं हंसानामेति कः खगः ॥ ३८ ॥

unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṃkule |
vane viharatāṃ lakṣmīṃ haṃsānāmeti kaḥ khagaḥ || 38 ||

The elevated stalks of lotuses, rising as the lofty stems of plantain trees, with the lotuses sitting as the goddess Flora upon them, afford delight to swans only, and to no other bird.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.117.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Unnala, Nalini, Nalaka, Dali, Bhasa, Kula, Kuli, Vana, Vani, Viharat, Lakshmi, Hamsa, Kah, Khaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.117.38). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṃkule ”
unnāla -
unnāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unnāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nalinī -
nalinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
nālaka -
nālaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nālaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dalīs -
dali (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

dalī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dalī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhasaṅ -
bhasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kule -
kula (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kuli (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kuli (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “vane viharatāṃ lakṣmīṃ haṃsānāmeti kaḥ khagaḥ ”
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
viharatām -
viharat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

viharat (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

viharat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
lakṣmīm -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
haṃsānām -
haṃsa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

haṃsā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
khagaḥ -
khaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]